2017
Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma Symptoms in African Americans: Negative Affectivity Does Not Explain the Relationship between Microaggressions and Psychopathology
Williams M, Kanter J, Ching T. Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma Symptoms in African Americans: Negative Affectivity Does Not Explain the Relationship between Microaggressions and Psychopathology. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2017, 5: 919-927. PMID: 29098598, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-017-0440-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative affectivityTrauma symptomsEuropean American college studentsSymptoms of psychopathologyMental health outcomesRacial discriminationSelf-reported frequencyAmerican college studentsIndividual differencesExperiences of discriminationAffectivityCollege studentsPsychopathologyRacial microaggressionsPrior researchMicroaggressionsMistreatmentMeasurable anxietyAfrican AmericansAnxietyEuropean AmericansStrong relationshipDiscriminationExperienceHealth outcomes
2016
Cognitive Dissonance About Thought–Action Fusion Beliefs Improves and Maintains the Effects of Thought–Action Fusion-Specific Psychoeducation
Ching THW, Tang CS. Cognitive Dissonance About Thought–Action Fusion Beliefs Improves and Maintains the Effects of Thought–Action Fusion-Specific Psychoeducation. Journal Of Cognitive Psychotherapy 2016, 30: 235-252. PMID: 32755927, DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.30.4.235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTAF beliefsCognitive dissonanceFusion beliefsInitial sessionThought-action fusionSelf-report measuresEffect of psychoeducationSingaporean undergraduatesPsychoeducationUnselected sampleTherapeutic changeRelevant psychopathologyDissonanceIntervention proceduresBeliefsComputer trialsControl groupSessionsTherapy proceduresIntervention groupInterventionPsychopathologyElectroencephalographyUndergraduatesGreater reduction